W. Va. Code § 18-8-12

Current through 2024 First Special Session
Section 18-8-12 - Issuance of a diploma or other appropriate credential by public, private, home school, microschool, or learning pod administrator

A person who administers a program of secondary education at a public school, private school, home school, microschool, learning pod, or individualized instructional program pursuant to the Hope Scholarship Act that meets the requirements of this chapter may issue a diploma or other appropriate credential to a person who has completed the program of secondary education. Such diploma or credential is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the person meets the definition of having a high school diploma or its equivalent. No state agency or institution of higher learning in this state may reject or otherwise treat a person differently solely on the grounds of the source of such a diploma or credential. Nothing in this section prevents an institution, once a student has been fully admitted, from administering placement tests or other assessments to determine the appropriate placement of students into college-level course sequences or to assess the content thereof for the purposes of determining whether a person meets other requirements for a specific program.

W. Va. Code § 18-8-12

Amended by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4945), eff. 6/7/2024.
Amended by 2021 Acts, ch. 157 (HB 2529), eff. 7/6/2021.
Added by 2015 Acts, ch. 99 (SB 447), eff. 6/12/2015.